Gen
Legendary Assassination Fist Master
Chinese representative assassin and calm, composed elderly fighter who masters the unique assassination fists 'Soryu' and 'Kiryu'.
Quotes
- Perishing in battle is the true glory
- Defeating you would be easy, but that would deprive me of my life's greatest pleasure
- The path I follow is the demon's path; whether one is human or not is irrelevant
Trivia
- The 'Gen' in Gen is the Japanese reading, but the kanji differs from the Chinese pronunciation 'yuán'.
- In the home console Street Fighter IV series, was present at the site of Chun-Li's father's abduction but unable to fight due to illness.
- The ending of 'ZERO2' reveals his body is afflicted with disease.
- Advanced character with a unique system switching between two styles: Soryu and Kiryu.
- In 'Street Fighter Alpha 3', added a cutscene where he defends against Akuma's super combo.
- Characters modeled after Gen appear in tokusatsu like 'Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger'.
Alternate names
Gen
ゲン
元(ストリートファイター)
Profile
- Species
- Human
- Gender
- Male
- Birth year
- Around the 1940s
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- Slim elderly man. Long white hair extends down, with a large accumulated white beard. Wears long-sleeved Chinese clothing and kung fu shoes. From 'ZERO2' onwards, ties a belt around the waist, and the skin has become tanned.
- Height
- Approx. 170cm
- Eye color
- Black
- Hair color
- Silver
- Distinguishing features
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- Long white hair
- Large white beard
- Tanned skin (later periods)
- Deeply wrinkled face
- Iconic items
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- Chinese clothing
- Kung fu shoes
- Waist belt (ZERO2 onwards)
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Calm and composed
- Detailed personality
- Speaks in an old-fashioned, calm tone, always a calm and calculating master of assassination fist. Respects the strong, and though disappointed by those who beg for mercy, sometimes spares them. A warrior who continuously seeks death matches (serious duels).
- Keywords
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- Calm
- Old-fashioned
- Composed
- Noble
- Battle-loving
- Solitary
- Seasoned
- Respect
- Motto
- Perishing in battle is the true glory
- Talents
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- Advanced assassination techniques
- Integration of Chinese martial arts
- Mastery of two styles
- High success rate
- Instantaneous situational judgment
- Skills
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- Soryu (Souryuu)
- Kiryu (Kiryu)
- Varied combo techniques
- Powerful throws
- Style switching technique
- Motivation
- Continuously seeks life-or-death serious matches 'death duels', determining the battlefield as his place to die. Also aims to search for Chun-Li's father.
- Habits
- Uses old-fashioned speech. No arrogant attitude, avoids fighting except when necessary and sometimes spares opponents.
- Favorite foods
- Unknown
- Favorite places
- China, Hong Kong underworld
- Hobbies
- Martial arts training, Battle research
- Disliked situations
- Begging for life, Pointless conflicts
History
- Backstory
- From childhood, learned numerous Chinese martial arts and established unique styles "Soryu" and "Kiryu". A seasoned assassin over 70 years old, whose name is renowned even in the Hong Kong underworld. Due to high assassination success rate, requests never cease; desires to die in battle and has devoted his life to fighting. The ending of "ZERO2" reveals he is afflicted with illness and continues seeking his place of death in battle.
- Debut date
- August 30, 1987
- Work title
- Street Fighter
- Media type
- Game
First appearance (Original Street Fighter)
- Significant event
- First appearance (Original Street Fighter)
- Description
- Appeared as a CPU-exclusive character. Emerges after defeating Lee in the China stage.
Playable debut (ZERO2)
- Significant event
- Playable debut (ZERO2)
- Description
- First appeared as a playable character.
Street Fighter IV participation
- Significant event
- Street Fighter IV participation
- Description
- Added as DLC for home consoles, then available from the start in Super SFIV.
Death duel with Akuma
- Significant event
- Death duel with Akuma
- Description
- Confronted final boss Akuma in the ZERO series. Defeated by Akuma in SFV, fate unknown.
Relationship with Chun-Li
- Significant event
- Relationship with Chun-Li
- Description
- As the master of Chun-Li's father's disciple, watches over the Chun-Li family from the shadows.
Relationships
Chun-Li's father
Was his disciple but went missing. Gen is searching for him.
Chun-Li
Mentor
Assisted Chun-Li during her infiltration of the military corporation S.I.N.'s research facility.
Akuma
Rival
Battled as final boss in ZERO2; defeated in death duel in SFV.
Ryu
Rival
Evaluated him in CPU battle in ZERO3, noticing his hidden power.
Media appearances
Street Fighter
Game / Supporting
1987 Arcade
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Game / Protagonist
1996 Arcade
Street Fighter IV
Game / Supporting
2008 Home console DLC character
Super Street Fighter IV
Game / Protagonist
2010 Home console
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
Movie / Supporting
2009 American film
Sakura Ganbaru!
Manga / Supporting
Street Fighter (Udon Entertainment)
Comic / Supporting
Voice cast and creators
Wataru Takagi
- Voice actor
- Wataru Takagi
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- Street Fighter Alpha series
Yohei Tadano
- Voice actor
- Yohei Tadano
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- Street Fighter IV series and later
Michael Sorich
- Voice actor
- Michael Sorich
- Language
- English
- Version or series
- Street Fighter IV series English dub
Kazuhiko Inoue
- Voice actor
- Kazuhiko Inoue
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li Japanese dub
Robin Shou
- Voice actor
- Robin Shou
- Language
- unknown
- Version or series
- Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (actor)
- Notes
- Actor
Capcom
- Creator name
- Capcom
- Role
- Original author
Related goods
Figure
- Item name
- Figure
- Category
- Figure
- Availability
- Regular
Keyholder
- Item name
- Keyholder
- Category
- Accessory
- Availability
- Limited